modern era‚ our teenagers are said to have deviated from the cultural values of their fore fathers. Deviation here means the act of moving away from what is normal in a society. Meanwhile‚ cultural values refer to the commonly held standards of what is acceptable or unacceptable in a particular community or society (Oxford 7th edition). This issue can be rephrased as; our teenagers are now practicing modified versions of cultural values which are far different from the original. Yes‚ in my point of view
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Do not knock on the devil’s door‚ for he is bound to answer. Unfortunately this is exactly what happens to Connie‚ the main character in the short-story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” written by Joyce Carol Oates. In the story‚ fifteen year old Connie is like any other teenage girl. She is vain‚ unkind to her parents‚ and desperate to grow up. Connie makes rebellious decisions such as sneaking across the highway to a drive-in restaurant for older kids‚ experimenting with sex‚ and lying
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Carol Oates’ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? (WAYG‚ WHYB)” shows readers that romantic and superficial ideas can lead to tragic consequences. In the short story‚ Oates uses the plot and symbolism to demonstrate the story’s perspective on fantasy love. WAYG‚ WHYB is written in 1966 by Oates. In a time where women are beginning to explore their mind and the world. As we read this now in 2017 and the time has changed‚ many people can interpret this story many ways. What is Arnold Friend or Connie
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I believe diversity has a wide variety of definitions. It means accepting others despite their moral values. As a young African-American woman attending a school where people come from all different walks of life‚ I am challenged with different types of people and accepting their moral values. One of my best friends is an African-American male‚ Christian‚ and homosexual. Typically Christians and black people don’t accept those who attribute to same-sex relationships‚ but I love and see past his beliefs
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Hi Mary‚ It was great talking to you yesterday‚ and I appreciate you taking the time to interview me. I’m excited to be considered for the Finance Manager position as well as all of the opportunities the company presents. I really enjoyed learning more about the department and culture. It seems like the team is full of hard working experienced people who are not only sharp but humble. After our interview‚ I got a chance to learn more about the product and services which was very interesting. I
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Title “What I Have Learned in My Computer Logic & Design Class” Introduction To Computer Programming August 28‚ 2010 I have learned many things from this class as it relates to computer programming. There are a few areas covered in this course by either the text or in our weekly class discussions about computers and computer programming that stood out to me. This paper is broken up into two discussions. The first part will cover general ideas and skills involved with computers
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Article Report 2 Using Katzenbach and Smith’s Article as a guide‚ what might you do if you wanted to improve team performance? What risks would you face in doing this and what would you have to be careful of? A team is "a small number of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose‚ set of performance goals‚ and approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable” [Katzenbach and Smith‚ 1993]. According to Katzenbach and Smith’s article -“Building
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In the short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates there is bad parenting and it costs Connie at the end. Throughout the entire story there is little or no parenting‚ or sometimes there is a little parenting but it is not very good parenting. For example‚ “their father was away at work most of the time and when he came home‚ he wanted supper and he read the newspaper at supper and after supper he went to bed. He didn’t bother talking much to them” (Oates 1). So even
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Hurst 1 Allison Hurst Professor Ben Mayo English Comp II 30 April 2011 Analysis of “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates In 1966‚ Joyce Carol Oates published her short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”. Oates was inspired to write this story after reading about a serial killer that was referred to as “The Pied Piper of Tucson”. Oates was disturbed by the number of teenagers that this killer was able to persuade to help him and keep his secrets
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There are many different lessons that I have learnt from failure. When working on one project for a year there are many ups and downs that come with it. Some days everything will go exactly to plan while other days would not go to plan. Instead‚ they become a stressor because I could not finish everything that I wanted to be able to. A recent experience of failure would be from this previous year of iproject. With my iproject I focused most of my attention on completing it during iproject time. I
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